In Hospital Mortality for Liver Resection fer Metastases: A Simple Risk Score
Jessica P. Simons, M.D.,* Sing Chau Ng, M.S.,* Joshua S. Hill, M.D., Shimul A. Shah, M.D.,* Andreea Bodnari, Zheng Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.,* Jennifer F. Tseng, M.D., M.P.H.*
Accepted for Oral Presentation at the 4th Annual Academic Surgical Congress
Step 1. Calculate Charlson comorbidity score
Indicate "yes" for the comorbidities that the patient has. This validated algorithm (Charlson, ME et al. J Chron Dis 1987; 40(5):373-83.) assigns a point value to the various diseases. The patient's raw score will then be reassigned into the collapsed Charlson score groups for use in the risk score calculation. Group 1 is a score of zero, Group 2 is a score of 1, Group 3 is a score of 2, and Group 4 is a score of 3 or higher.